About IPS

Inland Preschool is a Non-profit, Christian, Co-op Preschool - Wow that is a mouth
full! We are definitely a program that is unique in our community. Please take the
time to read through this site to learn more about what exactly all of that means,
and stop by for a tour every Wednesday at 9:00 am to see our program in action.

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Inland Preschool is to provide high quality developmentally appropriate
learning experiences for young children through purposeful play. will have numerous
opportunities for cognitive, social, and emotional growth through a carefully planned
curriculum that utilizes current philosophies and scientific research on early childhood
education. Our program aims to foster a love of God, a love of learning and provide
positive first-school experiences that will last a lifetime.

Inland Preschool is located in the quiet community of Calimesa easily accessible
to Yucaipa, Beaumont and the surrounding communities where parents and children play
and learn together. At Inland Preschool, we bring families into the classroom and
into the educational process! Our co-op is built on the idea that parents are essential
to their child’s success in school. Our highly qualified teaching staff uses Creative
Curriculum, a top NAEYC recommended curriculum, to design purposeful play based activities
in math, science, literacy, art, cooking, dramatic play, blocks, and music every
day. We believe that when children are immersed in hands on, active participation,
they learn more, and when they are free to try new things, explore complex concepts
for themselves, and reveal tangible results, they leave preschool with a depth of
knowledge that far exceeds the ability to fill in a worksheet! Through PLAY, children
learn with ALL their senses and modalities. At IPS, it is our desire to foster in
every child a love for learning that stays with them into kindergarten and beyond!

A Co-op is a group of people that come together for a common purpose. At IPS, we
are a co-op of parents that come together to educate preschoolers in an amazing environment
of family and teacher support for the children we serve! A co-op differs from other
schools in how it is managed. A cooperative preschool is guided by a volunteer parent
Board of Trustees which meets monthly to establish policies and guidelines for the
operation of the school. Parents, in a cooperative situation, have the power to improve
their school, and make a difference in their child's education.